A chain conveyor to prevent stacking during order consolidation.

Abstract

This utility model discloses a chain conveyor to prevent stacking during order consolidation. It includes a chain conveyor body with multiple baffles evenly spaced along its width on its surface, dividing the conveyor body into multiple workstations. Each workstation includes at least a stacking machine inlet and a consolidation machine inlet arranged sequentially from head to tail. The stacking machine inlet and consolidation machine inlet are located on opposite sides of the chain conveyor body. A shaping workstation is also provided between the stacking machine inlet and the consolidation machine inlet. A shaping device is installed on a mounting frame of the chain conveyor body near the stacking machine inlet. The shaping device includes a mounting frame with a cylinder fixed on it, and a shaping push plate is connected to the cylinder's push rod. By adding the shaping device, before consolidation, the stacked cigarettes are brought as close as possible to the consolidation machine side, reducing the gap. Even with irregularly shaped cigarettes (60-200mm), almost no cigarettes fall during consolidation.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to a chain plate conveyor for preventing the stacking of cigarette packs during the order consolidation process, and belongs to the technical field of cigarette pack consolidation and conveying devices in the tobacco industry. Background Technology

[0002] The current structure of the device for combining cigarette orders is as follows: along the conveyor belt, a cigarette stacking machine and a cigarette combining machine are sequentially set on both sides. The cigarette stacking machine stacks multiple cigarettes into a pile (usually 3 to 4 layers), which is placed on the chain plate through the cigarette stacking machine inlet. When the pile is conveyed forward to the cigarette combining machine, the cigarette combining machine places the cigarettes that need to be combined onto the pile.

[0003] The produced cigarette packs range in length from 60 to 340 mm. To meet conveying requirements, the inner width of the chain plate is generally set to 370 mm. The length of the cigarette packs stacked at the cigarette stacking machine inlet is generally 230-290 mm. The cigarette packs stacked at the bundling inlet are irregularly shaped cigarettes with lengths ranging from 60 to 340 mm. Because the longest cigarette pack at the cigarette stacking machine inlet is 290 mm and the inner width of the chain plate is 370 mm, when the cigarette packs placed at the cigarette stacking machine inlet are centered, there is at least a gap of about 40 mm between the far end of the cigarette pack and the outer end of the chain plate. During the process of conveying the stacked cigarettes from the cigarette stacking machine inlet to the bundling inlet, the chain plate needs to be repeatedly stopped and restarted every time it moves to a different station. This will cause the cigarettes to shift to the far end of the chain plate on the outer side or the near end of the chain plate on the inner side. If the gap between the stacked tobacco and the outermost end of the chain plate widens to about 70mm when the tobacco is moved to the packing entrance, and the length of the tobacco strips stacked by the packing machine is 60-200mm, then part of the tobacco strips placed by the packing machine near the packing machine will be suspended in mid-air, not supported by the chopped tobacco stacked by the bottom tobacco stacking machine, forming a situation like... Figure 3 As shown, shorter cigarette sticks are prone to falling off the cigarette rack, causing the cigarettes to scatter. When the chain plate is running, this can easily lead to cigarette damage. Utility Model Content

[0004] The purpose of this invention is to provide a chain conveyor that prevents stacks from scattering during order consolidation. By adding a shaping device, the smoke from the stack is brought as close as possible to one side of the consolidation machine before consolidation, reducing the gap. Even when encountering irregularly shaped smoke of 60-200mm, it can be ensured that almost no smoke falls off during consolidation.

[0005] The technical solution of this utility model is as follows: A chain plate conveyor for preventing the stacking of goods during the order consolidation process includes a chain plate conveyor body. Multiple baffles are evenly spaced along the width direction on the surface of the chain plate conveyor body, dividing the chain plate conveyor body into multiple workstations. The multiple workstations include at least a stacking machine inlet and a consolidation machine inlet arranged sequentially from the head end to the tail end. The stacking machine inlet and the consolidation machine inlet are respectively located on both sides of the chain plate conveyor body. A shaping workstation is also provided between the stacking machine inlet and the consolidation machine inlet. A shaping device is provided on the chain plate conveyor body mounting frame on the side of the shaping workstation near the stacking machine inlet. The shaping device includes a mounting frame, on which a cylinder is fixed. The push rod head of the cylinder is connected to a shaping push plate.

[0006] In the aforementioned chain plate conveyor for preventing the stacking of goods during order consolidation, the mounting frame includes a lower mounting frame with an upper L-shaped structure. The vertical side plate of the lower mounting frame is fixedly connected to the mounting frame of the chain plate conveyor body. A U-shaped upper mounting frame is mounted on the top horizontal plate of the lower mounting frame, and a cylinder is fixed on the top of the upper mounting frame.

[0007] In the aforementioned chain plate conveyor for preventing the stacking of goods during order consolidation, a reinforcing rib is provided between the vertical side plate and the top horizontal plate of the lower mounting frame; a reinforcing rib is also provided between the vertical plates on both sides of the upper mounting frame and the bottom plate extending outward from the bottom; and elongated holes are provided on the vertical side plate of the lower mounting frame and the bottom plates extending outward from the bottom on both sides of the upper mounting frame.

[0008] In the aforementioned chain conveyor for preventing the stacking of goods during the order consolidation process, the inlet of the cigarette stacking machine, the shaping station, and the inlet of the consolidation machine are arranged adjacent to each other.

[0009] In the aforementioned chain conveyor for preventing the stacking of goods during the order consolidation process, side baffles are provided on the side wall of the chain conveyor body near the entrance of the cigarette stacking machine and the side wall of the shaping station near the entrance of the consolidation machine; side baffles are also provided on the side wall of the chain conveyor body near the entrance of the cigarette stacking machine at the entrance of the consolidation machine.

[0010] The beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows: Compared with the prior art, this utility model has a shaping device between the inlet of the cigarette stacking machine and the inlet of the packing machine. When the chopped cigarettes placed by the cigarette stacking machine are transported to the shaping station, the cylinder drives the shaping push plate to push the chopped cigarettes towards the inlet side of the packing machine, reducing the gap between the chopped cigarettes and the inlet side of the packing machine. When the order is packed, the chopped cigarettes at the bottom can support the irregularly shaped cigarettes above them well, and the packed cigarettes are less likely to fall off the chopped cigarettes, reducing the occurrence of scattered cigarettes and damaged cigarettes. Attached Figure Description

[0011] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of this utility model;

[0012] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the shaping device.

[0013] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram illustrating the suspended state that occurs when packing existing cigarette cartons.

[0014] Reference numerals: 1-Chain plate conveyor body, 2-Baffle, 3-Fan stacking machine inlet, 4-Packaging machine inlet, 5-Cylinder, 6-Shaping push plate, 7-Lower mounting frame, 8-Upper mounting frame, 9-Reinforcing rib plate, 10-Elongated hole, 11-Side baffle. Detailed Implementation

[0015] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments, but this should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

[0016] An embodiment of this utility model: A chain conveyor for preventing the stacking of goods during order consolidation includes a chain conveyor body 1. Multiple baffles 2 are evenly spaced along the width direction on the surface of the chain conveyor body 1, dividing it into multiple workstations. Each workstation includes at least a stacking machine inlet 3 and a consolidation machine inlet 4 arranged sequentially from the head to the tail. The stacking machine inlet 3 and the consolidation machine inlet 4 are respectively located on both sides of the chain conveyor body 1. A shaping workstation is also provided between the stacking machine inlet 3 and the consolidation machine inlet 4. A shaping device is installed on the mounting frame of the chain conveyor body 1 near the stacking machine inlet 3. The shaping device includes a mounting frame, on which a cylinder 5 is fixed. The push rod head of the cylinder 5 is connected to a shaping push plate 6.

[0017] During use, when the workstations formed by two adjacent baffles 2 are aligned with the inlet 3 of the cigarette stacking machine, the workstations formed by the other baffles 2 are also aligned with the shaping device and the inlet 4 of the packing machine, respectively. At this time, the cigarette stacking machine will place the stacked cigarettes from the cigarette stacking machine inlet 3 onto the chain conveyor body 1. Then, the chain conveyor body 1 will move forward one workstation and stop. This process is repeated until the cigarettes move to the shaping workstation. At this time, the cylinder 5 drives the shaping push plate 6 to push forward, pushing the cigarettes in the shaping workstation towards the side of the packing machine inlet 4. When the shaped cigarettes move to the packing machine inlet 4, the distance between the end away from the shaping device and the side wall of the adjacent chain conveyor body 1 will not be too large. In this way, the bottom cigarettes can well support the packing strips of cigarettes put into the packing machine from the packing machine inlet 4, and the packing strips of cigarettes will not fall off the cigarettes.

[0018] The mounting frame includes a lower mounting frame 7 with an upper L-shaped structure. The vertical side plate of the lower mounting frame 7 is fixedly connected to the mounting frame of the chain conveyor body 1. A U-shaped upper mounting frame 8 is mounted on the top horizontal plate of the lower mounting frame 7. A cylinder 5 is fixed on the top of the upper mounting frame 8.

[0019] A reinforcing rib 9 is provided between the vertical side plate and the top horizontal plate of the lower mounting frame 7 to strengthen the connection between them and improve the support effect of the top horizontal plate on the upper mounting frame 8. A reinforcing rib 9 is also provided between the vertical plates on both sides of the upper mounting frame 8 and the bottom plate extending outwards, strengthening the connection between them. Both the vertical side plate of the lower mounting frame 7 and the bottom plates extending outwards on both sides of the upper mounting frame 8 have elongated holes 10. Bolts passing through the elongated holes 10 on the lower mounting frame 7 can connect and fix the lower mounting frame 7 to the mounting frame of the chain conveyor body 1. Similarly, bolts passing through the elongated holes 10 on the upper mounting frame 8 can connect and fix the lower mounting frame 7 to the upper mounting frame 8. The elongated holes 10 facilitate adjustment of the installation positions of the lower mounting frame 7 and the upper mounting frame 8.

[0020] The stacking machine inlet 3, the shaping station and the packaging machine inlet 4 are arranged adjacent to each other, so that when the cigarette packs move from one station to the next, there will be no large deviation.

[0021] Side baffles 11 are provided on the side wall of the chain conveyor body 1 near the cigarette stacking machine inlet 3 and the shaping station near the packing machine inlet 4; side baffles 11 are also provided on the side wall of the chain conveyor body 1 near the cigarette stacking machine inlet 4. The side baffles 11 are used to prevent the cigarettes placed on the chain conveyor body 1 from falling off the chain conveyor body 1 when there is a large deviation during the forward conveying process.

Claims

1. A chain conveyor for preventing the stacking of goods during order consolidation, comprising a chain conveyor body (1), wherein multiple baffles (2) are evenly spaced along the width direction on the surface of the chain conveyor body (1), the multiple baffles (2) dividing the chain conveyor body (1) into multiple workstations, the multiple workstations including at least a stacking machine inlet (3) and a consolidation machine inlet (4) arranged sequentially from the head end to the tail end, the stacking machine inlet (3) and the consolidation machine inlet (4) being respectively located on both sides of the chain conveyor body (1), characterized in that: A shaping station is also provided between the cigarette stacking machine inlet (3) and the packaging machine inlet (4). A shaping device is provided on the mounting frame of the chain conveyor body (1) on the side of the shaping station near the cigarette stacking machine inlet (3). The shaping device includes a mounting frame, on which a cylinder (5) is fixed. The push rod head of the cylinder (5) is connected to a shaping push plate (6).

2. The chain conveyor for preventing order grouping from being scattered according to claim 1, wherein: The mounting frame includes a lower mounting frame (7) with an upper L-shaped structure. The vertical side plate of the lower mounting frame (7) is fixedly connected to the mounting frame of the chain conveyor body (1). A zig-shaped upper mounting frame (8) is installed on the top horizontal plate of the lower mounting frame (7). A cylinder (5) is fixed on the top of the upper mounting frame (8).

3. The chain conveyor for preventing order grouping spread according to claim 1, wherein: A reinforcing rib (9) is provided between the vertical side plate and the top horizontal plate of the lower mounting frame (7); a reinforcing rib (9) is also provided between the vertical plates on both sides of the upper mounting frame (8) and the bottom plate extending outward from the bottom; elongated holes (10) are provided on the vertical side plate of the lower mounting frame (7) and the bottom plates extending outward from the bottom on both sides of the upper mounting frame (8).

4. The chain conveyor for preventing order grouping spread according to claim 1, wherein: The cigarette stacking machine inlet (3), the shaping station and the packaging machine inlet (4) are set up close to each other.

5. The chain conveyor for preventing order grouping spread according to claim 1, wherein: Side baffles (11) are provided on the side wall of the chain conveyor body (1) near the entrance (3) of the stacking machine and the shaping station near the entrance (4) of the packing machine; side baffles (11) are also provided on the side wall of the chain conveyor body (1) near the entrance (3) of the packing machine.

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